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Pakistan’s Prime Minister Links Rape to ‘Vulgarity’ and How Women Dress
Activists have accused Prime Minister Imran Khan of “baffling ignorance” and victim-blaming after he said rape cases had risen because of “vulgarity.”
A rally marking International Women s Day in Islamabad, Pakistan, last month. Imran Khan’s government has faced immense pressure to speed up justice for rape survivors.Credit.Aamir Qureshi/Agence France-Presse Getty Images
April 8, 2021Updated 10:21 a.m. ET
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan An outcry has erupted in Pakistan after Prime Minister Imran Khan blamed a rise in rape cases on how women dressed, remarks that activists denounced as perpetuating a culture of victim blaming.
Salman Masood, The New York Times
Published: 08 Apr 2021 10:05 PM BdST
Updated: 08 Apr 2021 10:05 PM BdST Pakistan s Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks during a joint news conference with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani at the presidential palace in Kabul
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Khan made the comments on a live television show earlier this week when he was asked what the government was doing to curb an increase in sexual violence against women and children. Khan acknowledged the seriousness of the problem and pointed to the country’s strict laws against rape.
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